shapen
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shapen¹
Where it comes from
From shape (“external form”) + -en (“to make like”).
verb shapens · shapening · shapened
- To shape, form.
shapen²
Where it comes from
From Middle English schapen, ischepen, from Old English ġesċapen, from Proto-Germanic *skapanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *skapaną, equivalent to shape + -en (past participle ending).
verb
- past participle of shape
adjective more shapen · most shapen
- Shaped; wrought with a definite shape. ill-shapen